noun. An annual bristly herb (Borago officinalis) native to the Mediterranean region, having blue or purplish star-shaped flowers, edible leaves and stems, and seeds containing oil used as a dietary supplement.

noun. A European plant, Borago officinalis, the principal representative of the genus, occasionally cultivated for its blue flowers.

noun. A mucilaginous plant of the genus Borago (B. officinalis), which is used, esp. in France, as a demulcent and diaphoretic.

noun. a Mediterranean plant with oval leaves, used in salads.

noun. hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach

noun. an herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches; young leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked

"Regarding cow tongue flower, better known as borage by normal people, today I learned from Nigella Lawson's Forever Summer, that the fresh flowers are often used in Pimms, the classic British summer cocktail."

ceylon borage  native borage  

Herb  herbaceous plant  

burnet  buttercup  calamint  caraway  chamomile